The study on the tax on soft drinks is a poor study proves nothing
as it is a prediction based on statistics which can be made to
show almost anything; "Based on their findings, the researchers
predicted that the tax would reduce the number of overweight
people,".

Meyati

11/01/13

I had strep from late May to a few days ago. That might not compare
to having the wrong leg amputated, but it's been horrible. My head
has been feeling like it's been in an oven baking during that time.
I became physically weak, very weak. All of me began hurting. I
think it went into my bladder. I now have to see a urologist. I
began having symptoms of heart trouble-I was so short of breath. My
cardologist prescribed a new primary care doctor, and cut through
the red tape and waiting list. I ended radiation treatment for
cancer in mid-February. My radiology oncologist listed the reasons
why it couldn't be a radiation problem. My PCP didn't care. I'm 71,
I'm tired of sleeping over 10 hours a day, I'm tired of having lost
the ability to get up from my hands and knees, I'm tired of going to
Urgent Care, ER, cardiologists, urologists. Before this happened,
I'd gotten my energy back, in April I was walking my 100 lb
coonhounds, I was cleaning the house, getting back to getting the
yard ready for summer. I'd work about a half hour-and take a break,
but then I was able to go back to digging, cleaning shelves. I was
able to vacuum every other day. I bought a NEXUS tablet to play
games in the effort from falling asleep when I rest. I use eye drops
to help keep my eyes open. I talked to my doctor in the office,
where he refused to do a strep test-and gave me medical mumble
jumble about the radiation catching up with me-and to trust him. He
also ignored my thyroid-it became hyper. Without a referral, I had a
6 month wait with a specialist. I sent him complaints through the
EHR about the constant fever, shortness of breath (he told me to
come in and he'd set me up at cardiology. I went in and he changed
his mind.) If he didn't want to care for me, why didn't he tell me
that I should look for another doctor? Give me an open referral to
an internist- like the cardiologist did? My cancer seems to be gone-
last CAT Scan with contrast showed it gone. Now to quit feeling
sorry for myself, eat breakfast, and get ready to have my now
miserable bladder to get imagined. I never dribbled before, I was
pressing 30 lbs, now I'm hard put to use 3 lb dumbbells. Even though
I'm by myself, I find it personally embarrassing that I can't empty
my bladder..

Roy Clark, MD

11/01/13

What about the "medical errors" of over treatment and missing the presence of somatoform stress response
patterns?
I see this frequently in injured workers; disappointed after multiple failed surgeries for which there never any
objective findings on physical exam and often after somatoform response patterns were reported on standard
psychological tests..

paul augustine

11/01/13

So your point ??
Your articles are highly biased and pro-rebublican; funny thing,
could you find out how many republican elected officials have the
federal health insurance provided by the govt that they don't want
the citizens to have ?.

This survey is a poll of those who choose to participate and are, therefore, not valid statistical samples, but rather a snapshot of what your colleagues are thinking.

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